1. Jon was afraid of water.
2. Last year, while he was on holiday, he went to Cornwall.
3. As soon as stepped out of the store, water swept him off his feet and washed him down the road.
4.He grabbed the lamppost and pulled himself out of the water.
5. He was very relieved to be alive.
desperately - despair, extreme measures
horrible - something marked by intense fear
came true- means it happened for real
entered- to get in a building
stepped out - leaved the building
pulled himself out- he got out of the water